LOC H. PHAM lochpham@netzero.net
Lancaster, CA 93535
Born in 1950, Thai-Binh, Vietnam. Moved to
South Vietnam in 1954. Father was a non-commission officer in the South
Vietnamese Army, as a result moved around South Vietnam a lot. Finally settled
in Gia Dinh Province (Nga Tu Bay Hien area) in 1960.
High School Attended: Dac Lo, Quoc Gia
Nghia Tu, Ho Ngoc Can (First Baccalaurate), Chu Van An (Second Baccalaureate,
“Binh”. 1968).
University: 1st year, Law
School, University of Saigon, Faculty of Law, 68-69.
South Vietnamese Air Force:
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Entered in March 1969
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Basic training: Class
of 3/69, Quang Trung
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Officer training: Class
of 69B, Nha Trang
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Training in the United
States: July 1970- Feb 1972
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Lackland AFB,
TX: Defense Language School (English training)
o
Randolph AFB,
TX: T-41 flying training
o
Keesler AFB, MS:
undergraduate pilot training, T-28, Class of 72-02
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Hurlburt Field,
FL: A-1 combat training
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530th
Fighter Squadron, 72nd Tactical Fighter Wing, 6th Air
Division, Pleiku, Feb 72-Feb 74
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518th
Fighter Squadron, 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, 3rd Air
Division, Bien Hoa, Mar 74- Apr 75
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Aircraft Flown: T-41,
T-28, A-1, A-37 (transitioned and soloed in Da Nang, early 1975). About 1000+
flying hours with approx. 400 combat sorties. Rank when left Vietnam: 1st
Lieutenant.
United States:
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Came to the US in April
1975 and resided in Columbus MS (sponsored by a former pilot instructor)
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Got married in 1977
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Schools attended in the
US:
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BS in Aerospace
Engineering (Magna Cum Laude), 1982, Mississippi State University
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Master in
Mechanical Engineering with minor in Aerospace Engineering, 1986, Mississippi
State University
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Master of
Business Administration (MBA), 2002, Webster University
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Have been working for
the USAF since May 1983:
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Weapons
aerodynamic engineer
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Weapons
integration test engineer
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Project manager
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Branch chief
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Deputy division
chief
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Authored/co-authored
three USAF published technical reports and several unpublished technical
working papers
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Loc -- Keesler 1971 |
Loc --- Nha Trang, 1969 |
Loc --- Pleiku, 1972, 530th |
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Loc --- Bien Hoa, 1974, 518th |
Loc -- USAF, 1999 |
Loc & wife, 1998 |
